C4CA Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Does anyone have Josh Ai set up within control4? Was trying to figure out how it compares to alexa and also how well it integrates within C4. Thanks in advance cnicholson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbell Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I have one micro setup. But... I don’t use Amazon so I can’t compare. However, in my opinion, it’s as tight of an “on-net” integration you can have between a voice assistant and C4. To me it’s only real drawback is it’s price, and compared to Google, it’s Natural Language Processing (albeit always improving), seems a little less to be desired. But to be able to trigger any C4 programming, not just lights, is a huge plus. For example... I can Tell Josh to “call / Broadcast / Intercom, etc” one of the kids rooms and it triggers programming that Initiates the living room T3 to intercom the their room and mute the living room and the kids Bedroom TV if they are on. Then when the call is over, the programming unmutes the TVs. Obviously the heavy lifting is done by C4, but I couldn’t get that level of integration with Google. Maybe you can with the Alexa Driver.Lastly... what drove me to Josh.AI was the fact that I was tired of the consumer offerings integrating and working well, and then because of some change with the API, the solution no longer works with Control4. That gets old pretty fast.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Dueport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 1 hour ago, C4CA said: Does anyone have Josh Ai set up within control4? Was trying to figure out how it compares to alexa and also how well it integrates within C4. Thanks in advance I had Alexa for a while and now have josh for about 6 months. Josh is much better in terms of naturally speaking commands. You don’t have to use the words turn on and turn off. Although I know you can do special programming. But creating scenes is very easy in Josh. And also the josh app is awesome and I find myself using it over the c4 app often. Very solid reliable integration. And they just added pandora music with c4 now. So you can just request a title or artist and what room you want it to play in. You can also assign josh micros to a specific room so if you have multiple josh micros , you can just say ok Josh play some whatever and it will only play in the room assigned to josh. But you can easily say “ok josh play Tupac in the kitchen AC/DC on the deck make the lights 50 percent and watch Jurassic park in the theater” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 And josh doesn’t record or share your info Let’s not forget that is one of the reasons Alexa is so cheap Dueport, Cbell and South Africa C4 user 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Google is giving those things away for free lol so they can record your life and sell it ejn1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Köhler Medientechnik Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, JSTRONG said: And josh doesn’t record or share your info Yep, that´s one of the main reasons why i would love to give it a try. Unfortunetely, it´s not yet available in Germany... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregCAMS Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Is there a place to get a current MSRP on Josh.ai? Have not been that enthused about voice since have used experience commands programmed. I've seen demos of all (Josh, Amazon, Google) and the last 2 leave a lot to be desired. Josh seems enticing to put in a media room and mud room but wanting to see if it is cost prohibitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopedogg88 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Pm me, I can give you pricing. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 9/30/2020 at 9:56 AM, JSTRONG said: Google is giving those things away for free lol so they can record your life and sell it Aren't we talking about Alexa - Google? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Wow. That’s not what I wrote. what I was trying to say. Was. Josh is designed for home automation voice control. Alexa is an assistant that can do voice control secondary. They are practically free for a reason. you will love josh and Ari is your man for josh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 And that google assistant is the same as Alexa. They record and monitor your life. Then sell it or try to sell you stuff josh will never do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejn1 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 9/30/2020 at 8:55 AM, JSTRONG said: And josh doesn’t record or share your info Let’s not forget that is one of the reasons Alexa is so cheap This is awesome... How expensive are these things? Never mind Googled it and see a system is $14,000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Nah. Under $600 then a license fee that you can get unlimited or 5 year or yearly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Contact chopedogg88 he can help you out with Josh.ai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 13 hours ago, ejn1 said: This is awesome... How expensive are these things? Never mind Googled it and see a system is $14,000! Would never pay this... 9 hours ago, JSTRONG said: Nah. Under $600 then a license fee that you can get unlimited or 5 year or yearly but this sounds interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejn1 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 THis is where I saw the $14,000 https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/josh-ai-smart-home/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinom Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Yeah, I never thought Josh Ai was only $600. How much is the license fee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdepaola Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 The licensing is where it gets stupid expensive, quickly. It’s based on amount of rooms controlled and a lifetime could easily put you at the 14k Mark I wound never suggest more then a 5 year and would lean toward yearly. Just too much risk of them going belly up to even consider a lifetime. My hope is their announcement next month has to do with a new subscription plan at reasonable pricing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Ari can get you Into a josh with a 5 year license for about $1000 It all depends on how long of a license you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Ari, can you send me pricing on Josh, please? You've got my email address. I was thinking this was crazy expensive, but sounds like it's gotten more reasonable. I have quite a few rooms though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejn1 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Please send me a pm also of a reasonable system can actually be had for under $1000... if it’s crazy money in the thousands not in my value/benefit trade off I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cdepaola Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 It won’t be under $1000.... systems are broken down as 5 rooms or less, 6-15, and Unlimited. A 5 year for 5 rooms is over $1000Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 You can get starred for under $1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I think the driver is not in the c4 database. I believe you get that from josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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